Nightforce 2-12 FFP reticle?

[Brandon_SPC]

I've looked through the threads and haven't found anything but does anyone actually have time on the MRX reticle? I stumbled on this video and this is the closest thing I have found. Granted pictures arn't what the person actually perceives but is this FFP reticle actually usable on the lower magnification for hunting. I really want to give this scope a try but for $1800, it's a steep investment for me to not have a usable hunting reticle.

 

[Kornman1]

No experience with the 2-12 but I have the 3-18 NX6 and while I haven't hunted with it yet this season I have been more impressed with it than my NX8 4-32. Better eye box/more forgiving, better turret system, better caps. cant tell a difference on the glass. From seeing those picture I don't see how it wouldn't be a useable reticle for hunting. For up close off hand shots on low magnification the eye can infer where the center of reticle is by extrapolating the thick black stadia to the center of the reticle/POA. On farther shots you should have enough time to zoom and set parallax to use the center aiming point to its full advantage. It may not be designed specifically for hunting like the THLR S2H reticle/scope but I certainly think it would be useable. Give it a try!

 

[Mrwoodard]

I have had one for about two weeks and have put 50-75 rounds on it. I really like the scope even though the reticle isn't perfect, it is usable at 2x but really starts looking good at 4x. The illumination is daylight bright makes it really easy to aim in low light. I can try to get some through the scope pictures this week.

 

[SkunkCabbage]

Just received mine today and took it out this evening.

Initial take aways and first observations:

Scope caps are already better than the Tenebraex alternative, while not perfect they can be fitted with some black tape to make sure they don’t come off. I have a tendency even with Butler creeks losing the ocular covers. One less thing I gotta buy.

Illumination is improved from the previous NXS/NX8/ATACR line. This isn’t referring to the 1-8s as that illumination can be turned on high enough to be extremely daylight bright. The NX6 reticle illumination is good.

Looking at it on a scattered leaf broken tree/bush background I have little problems at 2x with the thick horizontal stadia. You can make out the middle easy enough IMO to be effective with it. Illumination on there is zero issue and more assuring. 2.5-3x it gets easier to view.

Didn’t have any issues with the zoom range at this point and doing the 12x work at range. I use 1” sticker dots and the centre dot is just covers these at 100m.

Personally didnt find a finicky nature to the parallax at this point but this was only sighting in and shooting a few groups with it. Mil reticle seemed true to the dials as I used it for sighting in and adjusted using the “measuring tape”.

Zero issues with the turret. The fieldset is slick and very easy to set and make fast adjustments on the bench. It’s not a mushy turret as some describe IMO. Maybe similar to NXS feel. I’d have to compare the scopes side by side along with an NXS if anyone is really curious just ask. Windage turret feels about as firm and positive as my ATACR 4-16x42.

At this point I wouldn’t rush out to sell your NXS compacts and that’s not saying it’s better, I think it’s a genuinely good scope and look to putting it though some paces on the trainer this coming while. Moving forward based off my gut feeling I’ll probably buy one of these over a new NXS at this point. Happy with my purchase. More time will tell but so far so good. Happy it finally came in.